Update on the data collected so far

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I have finished keying data on two batches of students. One was a group of postgraduate students taking Management Policies and a group of undergraduates taking principles and practices of management. The summary of the data is - 586 students have done the assignment and completed a report - 79% said that they feel happier after doing this assignment - 9.5% did the assignment but did not provide a conclusion - 9% said there was no difference or they were not sure of the benefits of the assignment - 2.5% were "others" Several themes were repeated: 1. Students did not like the assignment at the beginning but after the 2nd, 3rd or 4th video, most say they started to get interested. 2. Many students have questions about Islam. This assignment was an opportunity to find the answers. 3. Almost everybody reported enjoying the tafsir of the Qur'an most

Another sample

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Other Productive Teen videos

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The productive Teen project

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One of the options is to see whether the Happy in Islam project can be modified to suit the needs of Malay teenagers. To test this idea, my students prepared a series of videos that document the trials and tribulations of young Malays. Here is the first video



Understanding the problem (part 2)

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To continue with my analysis, I found a model that explains human behaviour from an Islamic perspective. I attended a one day seminar conducted by Ustaz Hasrizal Abd Jamil in which he referred to the hadith of Jibrail in which the Prophet (SAW) was asked what is Iman, what is Islam and what is Ihsan. Ustaz Hasrizal explained that Iman is like the ingredients (i.e. the inputs), Islam are the religious acts necessary to develop good character (i.e. the process or the means) and Ihsan is the output (the end).


As the above table indicates, this religious picture is part of the picture. However, the 'secular' part is quite similar. The secular belief system is the 'memory' of all the good and bad experiences and how these experiences have been explained by the individual. In practice, the virtue of this model is that highlight that change can occur either by changing the belief system (for example, by learning more about Islam) or by improving the skills / tools so that the individual becomes more effective.
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